Cultural References
The "Krusty the Clown Prison Special" is based on Johnny Cash's 1968 appearance at Folsom Prison. Krusty's song is a parody of "Folsom Prison Blues". The mention of Arthur Fiedler's wake is an apparent reference and parody of Frasier Crane's upper class Boston life. The episode contains several references to Frasier, with the intention of making it obvious that The Simpsons was parodying the series. These include a title card just before the start of the second act which says "Frasier is a hit show on the NBC Television Network" in the same font and style as Frasier's intertitles, and when Bart jumps on Cecil and says "guess who," Cecil replies with "Maris?" Cecil's inability to see Bart also refers to the fact that Maris, Niles' wife in Frasier, is never actually seen.
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